Country India District Bellary Vehicle registration KA- | State Karnataka Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi) | |
Ubbalagandi is a village in Sanduru taluk, located around 65 km (40 mi) from Bellary and Hospet. The village is known for a rich forest and is known as the Switzerland of Bellary. Veerabhadreshwara temple is located between two pillars (rocks locally called as vadeu). There is a waterfall (springs from Donimalai) near the temple. This is compared to Yana. Donimalai and Byreveshwara temples are also located nearby. The nearest town is Sanduru.
Map of Ubbalagandi, Karnataka 583115
Ugadi is celebrated with veerabhadhra rathothsava (Chariot) and is known for its history. The place is rich with iron ore mines. Ugadi is celebrated every year with a newly built Chariot for Sri Veerabhadreswar (Powerful Ganadishwar of Shiva).
People think Veerabhadreshwar god is Quite powerful hence many people visit the Temple to get his blessings.There is a durgadevi temple besides it. Weather is different from Bellary with moderate, comfortable temperatures and with light to moderate winds. People are friendly and most are well educated. Land is fertile but nowadays most of the livelihood is from mining of iron ore.
The village's natural beauty was captured in a Kannada movie Manasa Sarovar acted by Srinath.
The village is not protected by environmentalists nor the government, as illegal mining prevails at a high level of corruption. Villagers pray Veerabhadreshwara to save the village in the near future from these destructive sources.